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Susan Gunelius

Women in the Marijuana Industry at the Cannabis Business Summit & Expo

Women in the Marijuana Industry at the Cannabis Business Summit & Expo

One of the things the Cannabiz Media team is looking forward to at the upcoming National Cannabis Industry Association’s 5th Annual Cannabis Business Summit & Expo (aside from seeing you when you visit the Cannabiz Media team at Booth #127 of course) ...

Intersection of Policy and Technology in the Marijuana Industry – What’s Next?

Intersection of Policy and Technology in the Marijuana Industry – What’s Next?

The world is dependent on technology, which means tech plays a critical role in every industry. That includes the marijuana industry, but policy changes are still the norm in this industry. What happens when policy and technology intersect in the marijuana industry today?

Cannabiz Media Client Spotlight: Baker Technologies

Cannabiz Media Client Spotlight: Baker Technologies

Baker is the leading CRM for the cannabis industry, servicing more than 1,000 dispensaries across the US and Canada. Baker helps dispensaries generate more revenue and build relationships with their customers through a variety of products featuring ...

Marijuana Advertising Rules Challenge California Businesses

Marijuana Advertising Rules Challenge California Businesses

Since recreational marijuana became available for purchase in California in January 2018, the number of licensed marijuana businesses in the state has exploded giving more people access to marijuana products than ever before.

5 Email Marketing Messages Marijuana Retailers Should Be Sending

5 Email Marketing Messages Marijuana Retailers Should Be Sending

For marijuana retailers, email marketing is essential. By building your list of email subscribers (and using a tool that allows you to send marijuana-related content to them), you can increase sales and customer loyalty among audiences who want to hear from you.

4 Reasons Transparency is Essential in the Marijuana Industry

4 Reasons Transparency is Essential in the Marijuana Industry

Controversy is not new when it comes to marijuana licensing as we’ve learned in Pennsylvania and Florida over the past year. Often, controversy comes from a lack of transparency in the licensing process.

Save 15% on Your Registration to the Cannabis Business Summit & Expo

Save 15% on Your Registration to the Cannabis Business Summit & Expo

Cannabiz Media is partnering with the National Cannabis Industry Association on the 5th Annual Cannabis Business Summit & Expo, which will be held on July 25-27, 2018 at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California.

Join Cannabiz Media at the Cannabis World Congress & Business Expo

Join Cannabiz Media at the Cannabis World Congress & Business Expo

The Cannabiz Media team will attend the Cannabis World Congress & Business Exposition at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City later this month. Will we see you there?

10 Reasons Your Email Marketing Messages Don’t Get to Your Recipients

10 Reasons Your Email Marketing Messages Don’t Get to Your Recipients

As a marijuana-related business, email marketing can be challenging because most email marketing application providers don’t allow users to send messages related in any way to marijuana. Fortunately, Cannabiz Media solved that problem by ...

The Trouble with Email Marketing for Marijuana Businesses

The Trouble with Email Marketing for Marijuana Businesses

Given the many restrictions that marijuana and marijuana-related businesses face when trying to promote their brands, products, and services, it would seem that email marketing is a great option for these businesses. Every state’s laws are different, ...

Is Big Marijuana Inevitable?

Is Big Marijuana Inevitable?

Big marijuana might be closer to becoming a reality than you think. Over the course of the past year, we’ve seen Constellation Brands (a leading wine, beer, and spirits company around the world) acquire a stake in Canopy Growth to develop ...

Will Cannabiz Media See You at the Cannabis Business Summit and Expo?

Will Cannabiz Media See You at the Cannabis Business Summit and Expo?

Cannabiz Media will be attending the National Cannabis Industry Association’s (NCIA) fifth annual Cannabis Business Summit and Expo on July 25-27, 2018 in San Jose, California. Will we see you there? This year’s conference aims to provide informaiton ...

Cannabiz Media Client Spotlight: GrowSpan Greenhouse Structures

Cannabiz Media Client Spotlight: GrowSpan Greenhouse Structures

Businesses in a variety of industries depend on the Cannabiz Media License Database every day. GrowSpan Greenhouse Structures, a division of FarmTek, is one of those businesses, and this month, I spoke with Creative Marketing Director ...

Join Cannabiz Media at MJBizConNEXT

Join Cannabiz Media at MJBizConNEXT

Cannabiz Media will be exhibiting at the upcoming MJBizConNEXT conference at the Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana from May 9-11, 2018, and we’d love to see you there!

What Los Angeles’ Regulations Mean for Marijuana Businesses

What Los Angeles’ Regulations Mean for Marijuana Businesses

In December 2017, the city council of Los Angeles, California released its proposed regulations for recreational marijuana retailers, cultivators, and manufacturers. For most businesses hoping to enter the market when it opened in January 2018, ...

Marijuana Industry Regulators Under Fire - Conflict of Interest or Bad Judgment?

Marijuana Industry Regulators Under Fire - Conflict of Interest or Bad Judgment?

If you follow marijuana business and regulatory news, you might wonder who is guarding the guardians of the marijuana industry. In fact, you might even ask if anyone is watching the people making the laws that will shape the marijuana economy for years to come.

Join Cannabiz Media at the NECANN Boston Cannabis Conference

Join Cannabiz Media at the NECANN Boston Cannabis Conference

Cannabiz Media will be attending and exhibiting at the NECANN Boston Cannabis Conference being held on March 24-25, 2018 at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, Massachusetts. The Cannabiz Media team would love to see you there, ...

The Surprising Role of Gifts in the Marijuana Economy

The Surprising Role of Gifts in the Marijuana Economy

Marijuana entrepreneurs are an innovative group, and when faced with barriers to get their products to consumers, they can get very creative. One of these creative strategies is marijuana gifting.

The Effect of MAUCRSA on California’s Distributor Cannabis Licenses

The Effect of MAUCRSA on California’s Distributor Cannabis Licenses

When California’s Medicinal and Adult Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA) was passed last year, marijuana licensees were given the go ahead to vertically integrate cultivation, distribution, and sales. As Hilary Bricken of Above the Law ...

Join Cannabiz Media at the Cannabis 2018 Cultivation Conference

Join Cannabiz Media at the Cannabis 2018 Cultivation Conference

The Cannabis 2018 Cultivation Conference will be held on March 12-14, 2018 at the Oakland Marriott City Center in Oakland, California, and Cannabiz Media will be there. Look for the Cannabiz Media team at Booth #811 in the expo hall.